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China and raw material security dominates European refractory industry
IMFORMED proud to present at PRE & ANFRE meetings Refractory raw material supply availability is the chief concern among Europe’s refractory producers as the situation in China, the primary source of key refractory minerals, continues [...]
Magnesia source alternatives emerge in Serbia and Australia
Test mining at Korab Resources' Winchester magnesite deposit just 60km from Darwin port, Northern Territory, Australia. Courtesy Korab Resources With the prospect of continued short supply from the world’s major source of [...]
Hawaii comes to Houston
Oilfield Minerals Forum 2018 Review Whether it was the spirit of Aloha evoked by the Hawaiian-themed Welcome Reception organised by Excalibar Minerals, or the rising oil price supporting a recovery in drill rig activity, the [...]
China’s refractory minerals crisis: dark days of the Dog continue
Magnesia, bauxite, and BFA production halts in Liaoning, Henan, Shanxi Lone survivor: one of 12 active downdraft bauxite kilns in the Jiexiu district of Shanxi province that is not subject to local government closures [...]
Mineral Recycling Forum 2018: Review
Refractory wreck-out: a steel ladle disgorges its spent refractory brick lining - once a waste product bound for expensive landfill sites, now a keenly sought after secondary raw material. Courtesy Sidenor IMFORMED’s Mineral [...]
Refractory raw material supply “the single most important challenge”
Refractory Rendezvous Delhi – IREFCON18 Report India's Tirupati Graphite Group has been a leader in flake graphite production for over two decades supplying refractory, foundry and speciality markets; pictured is the mine at Gaura [...]
Southern Sand Storm
How US proppant demand has influenced ceramic mineral supply The Kermit, Texas plant of Hi-Crush Partners LP, located in the Permian Basin, has an annual production capacity of 3m tons of high-quality West Texas [...]
Oilfield Minerals Outlook Middle East
Review of Oilfield Minerals & Markets Forum Middle East 2018, Bahrain Courtesy RheoMinerals Inc. Key takeaways Middle East growth recognised by oilfield service companies Rising power demand drives push for unconventional gas resources Drilling muds [...]
Dog Days ahead for Chinese mineral consumers?
Refractory bauxite: CMP starts new plant | Bosai to add new rotary kilns Dogged by shortages and rising prices: a lone hound sniffs out some calcined bauxite at a stockyard in Tanggu; inset left [...]
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Magnesia World Sources Map®
Primary world sources and production capacity of key magnesia raw materials
Refractory Raw Material World Sources Map®
Primary world sources and production capacity of key refractory raw materials
